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The Moon on Monday, December 16, 1901: Waxing Crescent, 26% lit

Waxing · 26.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 25°

Moon age

5.4days

Moon phase on December 16, 1901Waxing Crescent

Monday 16 December 1901388,118 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, December 16, 1901, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.1% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

26.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
388,118 km241,166 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (25°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to December 16, 1901 is on Wednesday, December 25, 1901 at 12:16 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 11, 1901 at 02:53 UTC, 5 days earlier.

The Moon around December 16

More about this date

Monday, December 16, 1901 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 11, 1901 to the new moon of January 9, 1902, a cycle of 29.76 days.